Notice to Victim by Juvenile Agency; Escape by Juvenile

(a)Upon a victim’s written request, the juvenile agency, as applicable, shall make a good faith effort to notify the victim before either of the following occurs:

(1)A juvenile is dismissed from court jurisdiction or discharged from commitment to the juvenile agency.

(2)A juvenile is transferred from a secure juvenile facility to a nonsecure juvenile facility.

(b)If the juvenile agency is not successful in notifying the victim before an event described in Subsection

(a)occurs, it shall notify the victim as soon as possible after that event occurs by any means reasonably calculated to give prompt actual notice.

(c)Upon the victim’s written request, the juvenile agency, as applicable, shall give to the victim notice of a juvenile’s escape. A victim who requests notice of an escape shall be given immediate notice of the escape by any means reasonably calculated to give prompt actual notice. If the escape occurs before the juvenile is delivered to the juvenile agency, the agency in charge of the juvenile’s detention shall give notice of the escape to the juvenile agency, which shall then give notice of the escape to the victim who requested notice.